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Site ascF

• Name: ascF
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2715	MG1655 locus tag
  sac

  
  
• Mnemonic: arbutin, salicin, cellobiose
• Left End Point: 61.16
• Right End Point: 61.20
• Direction: >
• Properties:

  Property	Comment
  member of	cryptic asc operon

  
  
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  ascF790(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10086
  EcoliWiki	ascF

  
  
• Comment:
  • activated when repressor AscG is mutated. paralogous to cryptic bglFB genes
• References:
  • Parker, L.L., B.G. Hall 1988. A fourth Escherichia coli gene system with the potential to evolve beta-glucoside utilization. Genetics 119:485-490
  
  
  • Hall, B.G., L. Xu 1991. Physical map location of the asc (formerly sac) operon of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 173:5250
  
  
  • Hall, B.G., L. Xu 1992. Nucleotide sequence, function, activation, and evolution of the cryptic asc operon of Escherichia coli K12. Mol.Biol.Evol. 9:688-706